Folding bed



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UNITE STATES ANGELO PITTONI, OF LYNBBOOK, NEVI YORK,

ASSIGNOE TO HOME METALLIC BED- STEAD COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FOLDING BED.

Application filed. February 14, 1925. Serial 11'0. 9,090.

The present invention relates to folding beds. and in particular I aim to produce a folding bed embodying deep coil springs on both halves. Broadly speaking, my invention consists in making the spring frame in two halves one-half being intended to move laterally without being turned upside down, and the other half being mounted on a movable pivot so that it can be turned over without having the deep springs and mattress hit the floor.

In the accompanying drawings which shown illustrative examples of a bed embodying, my invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of bed partly open with the springs removed; Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the relationship of the relatively slidable parts of the main frame and the auxiliary support frame; Fig. 3 is an end view of a bed in closed position; Fig. 4c is a similar view showing the bed partly open; Fig. 5 is a view showing the bed fully open; Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the hinges between the two pivoted spring frames; Fig. 7 is an end view of the parts shown in Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a view of the same hinges in an intermediate position. Of these, Fig. 9 is an end view of the bedin closed position; Fig. 10 is a detailed plan view of one end of the bed; Fig. 11 shows the bed just after the opening movement has begun; Fig. 12 shows the fully opened position, and Fig. 13 illustrates the initial clos ing movement.

The main frame members 2 may be made in any desired manner. In the example illustrated they are shown as made of bent hollow metal. If desired ornamental ends as. 3 (see Fig. may be attached to the ends 2. Each main frame member 2 has a transverse bar 1 approximately in the mid dle and a slide rod 5 above the bar at. It is to be noted, as shown in Fig. 1, that the bar 4- is L-shaped in cross section except where it is bent for attachment to a main frame member 2. An L-shaped arm 6 1s pivoted to a bracket 6 which is at ached to each bar 4 near one of its ends. Pivoted to the long arm of lever 6 is a rectangular spring frame 7 intended to carry a spring 8 made up of relatively deep coils 9. (In Figs. 3 and 5 the position of thespring is indicated by broken lines.) At each end of the frame 7 near one side thereof is a roller 10 which i adapted to move on the flat face of bar i.

A stop 11 is mounted on the upper face of the bar 4: to limit the movement of the roller 10. A spring 12 connects the short arm of lever 6 with one leg of main frame 2.

A second rectangular spring frame 1a is hinged to one side of frame 7 and is adapted to carry a wire spring 15 similar to the spring 8. The other edge of the frame 1% is pivoted to a pair of lugs 16 attached to two auxiliary supporting members 17. Frame members 17 are provided at the ends which form legs with rollers or casters 18 and at their other ends are provided with brackets 19 which slide on rods 5; in other words, the members 17 canbe moved laterally in relation to the members 2 without any relative tilting movement between the two.

The longitudinal connections here illustrated as positioned between themembers 2, comprise main tie rods. 20 and brace brackets 21. Y

As shown in Figs. 6 7 and 8 the hinges between frames 7 and 1 1 are so arranged that these two frame members can lie either one above the other with the two frames in contact or side by side. It is also to be noted that the frame? has two projecting arms 22 which overlap the ends of frame 14 and that these arms are at the opposite side offrame 7 from rollers 10. Frame 7 is made of such a width that when the bed is open and rollers 10 are against stops 11 the arms 22 will reston two of the brace brackets 21 but the longitudinal bars of frame 7 will be intermediate the planes of brace brackets 21 so that the edge of frame 14 which is adjacent frame 7, will likewise rest on two brace brackets 21. When the parts are in this position frame 7 will be in. a state of stable equilibrium. as one edge will be supported by the arms 22 while the other side will be supported by rollers 10. To move frame 7 the hinged joint between frames 7 and 1st must be lifted. In order that this may be readily accomplished. frame 1 L is ,rovidedwith two loops or handles 24.

When the bed is closed. frame 14 will he immediately above frame 7 and will be supported by it. with auxiliary frame members 17 lifted slightly off the floor. V at the back edge will again be supported by arms 22 which will rest on the back pair of sider that the bed is closed as shown in The hinge I ment of frame 3, one wishing to open it grasps handles Zl and pulls them up and forward Frame 1" will rock on pivot it) which will lift the long end of lever 3, and this lift will be assisted by the action of spring 12, Since lever (3 has a fixed pivot connected with frame member 2, roller will move along bar d until frame 7 will be in a vertical positi on when the roller 10 is immediately below the pivot at the free end of the long arm of lever 6. l Vhile frame 7 is being moved into this position, members 17 will be pushed forward away from members 2 by the thrust exerted through frames l-l. As the move- 7 is continued, roller 10 will move out from under lever 6, and passing through the position shown in llig. l, will move against stop ll, when frame 7 will he in its open posi ion; at the same time frame members 17 will have been moved laterally to their extreme open posit-ion as shown in Fig. 5. To close the bed, the handles 24: are pulled up, and frame 7 rocked until is turned back into the position shown in Fig. 3, which will cause frame members 17 to slide back into closed position.

It may be noted that by providing the movable pivot 10, I am able to so arrange the parts that'there is substantial clearance at all times between the spring 8 carried by frame 7 and the floor or side members of the bed. This permitsme to utilize spring with coils of the same depth as are used in ordinary stationary beds. Also by this arrangement I can provide an ornamental longitudinal member 25 connecting two frame members 17, which when the bed is closed, will cover up the front edge of spring 8. If. desired, the ornamental ends which are shown in Fig. 5 as attached to frame members 2 may be attached to the frame members 17 as shown at one end of the bed in Fig; 1, in which event they will slide back and forth with these frame members.

It is to be understood that the foregoing examples are given by way of illustration only and that the same may be modified in many details without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim is:

l. A main support frame, a second support frame movable telescopically relative thereto, a spring frame one edge of which is pivotally supported by said second support frame, a second spring frame hinged to said first spring frame, and means for supporting said second spring frame in said nain support frame comprising a pivot member at each end of said second spring frame at a substantial distance from the longitudinal median thereof, and a track on said main frame along which said pivot members are adapted to move laterally of said mam frame.

2. A device as cliaracterized in claim 1, wherein there are provided, adjacent the mechanism for hinging together the two spring frames, members adapted to contact with portions of the main support frame to maintain said second spring frame in equilibrium when said spring frame is horizontal. v

8. A device as characterized is claim 1, comprising a pair of arms pivoted to the main support frame near one side thereof, and pivoted to said second spring-frame at the ends of the longitudinal median thereof.

4. A device as characterized in claim 1, comprising a pair of arms pivoted to the main support frame near one side thereof, and pivoted to said second spring frame at the ends of the longitudinal median thereof, and means connecting said arms to the main frame tending'to raise said arms.

5. In abed of the class described, a main frame and a supplemental main frame movble telescopically with relation to each other,

a reversible spring frame mounted within said main frame to rotate upon a slidab'lc pivot and another spring frame hinged to said reversible spring frame and pivoted to said supplemental main frame.

ANGELO PllTONl. 

